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Here's what Linkin Park singer Emily Armstrong thinks about Hybrid Theory
By Merlin Alderslade published
Surely even in her wildest dreams, Emily wouldn't have believed she'd be singing the lyrics from that album on stage with the band herself

Mayhem vocalist learned details of bandmate's murder from a metal fanzine
By Simon Young published
Attila Csihar was offered Mayhem singer's job after becoming pen-pals with late guitarist Euronymous

Alice Cooper announces Devil On My Shoulder autobiography and book tour
By Fraser Lewry published
Alice Cooper's memoir includes appearances from Salvador Dalí, John Lennon, Groucho Marx, Vincent Price, Frank Sinatra, Jimi Hendrix, Gerald Ford, Andy Warhol, Tiger Woods and many more

Former Arch Enemy singer Alissa White-Gluz launches new band Blue Medusa
By Matt Mills published
Guitarists Alyssa Day and Dani Sophia join the ex-Arch Enemy frontwoman in hew newest musical endeavour

Watch Turnstile perform cover of Stone Roses indie classic I Wanna Be Adored
By Stef Lach published
Baltimore's Turnstile pay homage to Manchester giants The Stone Roses in tribute to late bass player Mani

Unique Ozzy Osbourne museum exhibition to go on world tour
By Stef Lach published
Sharon Osbourne says the deeply personal Ozzy exhibition currently showing at Birmingham Museum will travel the globe

Steven Wilson and Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt are going to make another album together
By Matt Mills published
The celebrated prog musicians previously collaborated on 2012 album Storm Corrosion, and many fans are hankering for a follow-up
Latest Metal Hammer Features

How Machine Head bounced back from firings, studio disasters and, erm, constipation
By Stephen Hill published
When Machine Head needed a good follow-up to their classic debut album, boy did they deliver - but not without facing some challenges

How Bad Brains reinvented punk and influenced Slayer, Guns N’ Roses and Dave Grohl
By Rich Hobson published
Bad Brains are one of the most influential US punk bands in history

How Nile drew on desperation and Egyptian mythology to make the album that redefined death metal for the 21st century
By Chris Chantler published
The story of Nile’s monstrous Black Seeds Of Vengeance

The outrageous movie which captured the debauched 80s scene that “made Caligula look tame”
By Phillip Wilding published
Who can forget WASP’s guitarist in a swimming pool with a bottle of vodka and his mom?

The story behind Miss Murder by AFI
By Simon Young published
AFI's 2006 single Miss Murder was even a Top 5 hit in Venezuela

The classic 1983 album that Zakk Wylde says defines metal – and the unlikely pop megastar he loves
By Dayal Patterson published
This is the soundtrack to Black Label Society frontman and Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde’s life
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Latest Metal Hammer Reviews

Lamb Of God's new album Into Oblivion is their best in well over a decade
By Stephen Hill published
Lamb Of God's new album is their best since Resolution - at the very least

Foo Fighters return to their punk roots in Manchester
By Rich Hobson published
Dave Grohl winds back the clocks with a very sweaty, very intimate show in Manchester

Deftones get hot and heavy at first UK show of 2026
By Rich Hobson published
TikTok, baddiecore and the nu metal renaissance: Deftones are finally getting their dues

Beers, belly flops and the Bahamas: what it's like on the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise
By Rich Hobson published
Anthrax, Paradise Lost, Eluveitie and more packed out this year's 70000 Tons Of Metal

This is the end, but Megadeth are leaving us with an absolute killer of a final album
By Dom Lawson published
Megadeth will be missed, but what a final record to leave us with

Health dance in the face of despair on new album Conflict DLC
By Matt Mills published
The lyrics on the L.A. trio’s sixth album observe the ugliness of 2025, while the music urges you to wiggle your worries away






